WINTER SHELTER SCHEDULE 2024-2025
November 15th - March 15th
- Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday + Emergency Nights when temps drop below freezing.
- Intake Time: 4:30PM
- Intake Location - The Help Center (621 S Court Street)
- HFH provides transportation to the shelter church. The HFH bus leaves The Help Center at 5:30PM.
- Dinner is provided at approximately 6PM.
- Showers are av
ailable at several of our church partner facilities. Towels, washcloths, and hygiene supplies are available.
- Cots are set up with pillows, sheets, and blankets before guests arrive.
- Breakfast is provided at approximately 6AM.
- Departure is 7AM. The bus will provide transportation to the designated drop-off location (116 S. Royal Avenue)
Home Free Haven is a 501(c)3 organization operating in Florence, Alabama. Our mission is to provide shelter, support, and hope to our unhoused and underserved neighbors across the Shoals. Collaborating closely with local churches and organizations, we furnish a safe haven during the winter months, providing overnight warmth, freshly prepared meals, showers, and essential supplies. Likewise, we partner with local churches and organizations during the summer to facilitate our Cool Down initiative. This program offers recurring opportunities for our unsheltered neighbors to find relief from the heat while accessing showers, nourishment, essential supplies, internet, and meaningful connections. We recognize the significance of sustained engagement and aim to maintain contact with those we serve in order to create long lasting change. Through our daily street support efforts and case management services, we strive to meet individuals at their point of need, offering assistance with supplies, nourishment, and connection to essential resources such as housing assistance, addiction recovery, health insurance, and employment opportunities. Our approach is meeting people where they are in life, with empathy and compassion, guiding individuals toward their desired path to a brighter future.
